“I hoped I would do well in the prologue and the first stages.” commented Ethan Hayter yesterday, and his hopes came true today in Santa Sofia, being the first to cross the finish line once again, in the Giro d’Italia Giovani Under 23 Enel.

Having won the prologue, he dominated once more in the first stage between Riccione and Santa Sofia.
London-born Hayter, wearing the Enel maglia rosa, punched the air in victory ahead of Zimmermann of Germany and Brunel of France. The first of the Italians to cross the finish line, coming fourth, was Gregorio Ferri, who won the group sprint.

Tomorrow, Saturday the 15th June, the second stage begins, starting in Bagno di Romagna and ending in Pescia, with three hill climbs in the early parts of the stage.

Stage classification:
1. Ethan Hayter (Gbr, Great Britain National Team) 138,8 km in 3h15’19” (average 42,638 km/h)
2. Georg Zimmermann (Ger, Tirol KTM Cycling Team)
3. Alexys Brunel (Fra, Groupama-FDJ) a 5”
4. Gregorio Ferri (Ita, Zalf Euromobil Désirée Fior) a 14”
5. Nicolas Dalla Valle (Ita, Tirol KTM Cycling Team)
6. Matthew Walls (Gbr, Great Britain National Team)
7. Patrick Gamper (Aut, Tirol KTM Cycling Team)
8. Markus Wildauer (Aut, Tirol KTM Cycling Team)
9. Jake Stewart (Gbr, Groupama-FDJ)
10. Mattia Bevilacqua (Ita, Team Franco Ballerini)

Overall Standing:
1. Ethan Hayter (Gbr, Great Britain National team) 142,1 km in 3h19’04” (average 42,794 km/h)
2. Alexys Brunel (Fra, Groupama-FDJ) 14″
3. Georg Zimmermann (Ger, Tirol KTM Cycling Team) 25″
4. Nicolas Dalla Valle (Ita, Tirol KTM Cycling Team) 26″
5. Kaden Groves (Aus, SEG Racing Academy) 27″
6. Jake Stewart (Gbr, Groupama-FDJ) 28″
7. Charles Quarterman (Gbr, Holdsworth-Zappi) 29″
8. Ide Schelling (Ned, SEG Racing Academy) 30″
9. Matthew Walls (Gbr, Great Britain National Team) 30″
10. Matteo Sobrero (Ita, Dimension Data for Qhubeka) 31″